This scale of these proposed cuts has the potential to bring about significant consequences for service delivery, both in regard to the quality and efficiency of delivery and the range of services it will be possible to provide. At the time we took evidence, the Treasury said that no work had been completed, either by the Treasury or by other affected departments, to understand the impact on delivery of public services or how the effects for service users might be mitigated.75

This scale of these proposed cuts has the potential to bring about significant consequences for service delivery, both in regard to the quality and efficiency of delivery and the range of services it will be possible to provide. At the time we took evidence, the Treasury said that no work had been completed, either by the Treasury or by other affected departments, to understand the impact on delivery of public services or how the effects for service users might be mitigated.75 Type: conclusion | Number: 25 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 6.1 The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation. 6.2 The Prime Minister has confirmed that, rather than a top-down headcount reduction target, department should look for the most effective ways to secure value and maximise efficiency within budgets, to ensure the best value for taxp